Varun charged with making hate-speech, again

Varun Gandhi on Sunday faced yet another charge of making a hate-speech in Pilibhit even as the EC deliberates for the second day on his reply defending allegations of making inflammatory remarks with communal overtones in the same constituency.

Varun Gandhi on Sunday faced yet another charge of making a hate-speech in Pilibhit even as the EC deliberates for the second day on his reply defending allegations of making inflammatory remarks with communal overtones in the same constituency.

V M Singh, the Congress candidate from Pilibhit, has stated in his complaint to the EC that Gandhi made another inflammatory speech at Avas Vikas/ Desh Nagar area of the constituency on March 6, where he is heard "making fun of the Sikh community" and Muslims as well.